Understanding nutrition /
Whitney, Eleanor Noss.
Understanding nutrition / Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes. - 11th ed., International student ed. - Belmont, CA. : Thomson Higher Education, 2008. - 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS: AN overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugars,starches and fibers -- The lipids:triglycerides, phospholipids adn sterols -- Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management: overweight, obesity and underweight -- The water soluble vitamins: B vitamins ad vitamin C -- The fat soluble vitamins: A, D, E and K -- Water and the major minerals - - The trace minerals -- Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- Diet and health -- Consumer concerns about foods and water -- Hunger and the global environment.
0495116823 9780495116691
Nutrition.
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Understanding nutrition / Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes. - 11th ed., International student ed. - Belmont, CA. : Thomson Higher Education, 2008. - 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS: AN overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugars,starches and fibers -- The lipids:triglycerides, phospholipids adn sterols -- Metabolism: transformations and interactions -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management: overweight, obesity and underweight -- The water soluble vitamins: B vitamins ad vitamin C -- The fat soluble vitamins: A, D, E and K -- Water and the major minerals - - The trace minerals -- Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- Diet and health -- Consumer concerns about foods and water -- Hunger and the global environment.
0495116823 9780495116691
Nutrition.
613.2